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Nurse Salary by State

Take a look at each nurse salary by state for a comparison of nurse salaries in various areas of the country. These numbers are the 2012 nurse mean salary. The word RN and nurse are used here interchangeably, so this could also be called a listing of RN salary by state.

State

2012 Annual Mean Nurse Salary

Alabama

$55,270

Alaska

$80,970

Arizona

$71,390

Arkansas

$55,360

California

$94,120

Colorado

$67,920

Connecticut

$75,660

Delaware

$70,820

Florida

$61,780

Georgia

$60,770

Hawaii

$84,750

Idaho

$59,100

Illinois

$66,260

Indiana

$57,520

Iowa

$52,540

Kansas

$56,040

Kentucky

$57,510

Louisiana

$61,260

Maine

$60,700

Maryland

$71,090

Massachusetts

$83,370

Michigan

$64,430

Minnesota

$70,780

Mississippi

$57,740

Missouri

$46,990

Montana

$59,920

Nebraska

$56,350

Nevada

$77,870

New Hampshire

63,920

New Jersey

$75,820

New Mexico

$66,710

New York

$74,100

North Carolina

$58,760

North Dakota

$53,520

Ohio

$60,970

Oklahoma

$55,980

Oregon

$78,530

Pennsylvania

$65,000

Rhode Island

$73,070

South Carolina

$58,940

South Dakota

$52,800

Tennessee

$55,800

Texas

$66,350

Utah

$59,810

Vermont

$63,350

Virginia

$63,050

Washington

$75,350

West Virginia

$54,490

Wisconsin

$64,000

Wyoming

$60,690

Top 10 States for Nursing Salaries

RNs make the most money in the following states. No accomodation has been made for cost of living expenses.

California

Massachusetts

Hawaii

Alaska

Nevada

Washington

Oregon

New Jersey

New York

Connecticut

Top States for Nursing Employment Level

RNs have the highest level of employment in these states.

California

Texas

New York

Florida

Pennsylvania

Neonatal Nurse Salary by State

Neonatal nurse salary cannot be separated from RN salary information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, it can be inferred that neonatal nurse salary is approximately the same as the information listed above. The salary for neonatal nurse practitioners (NNP), however, should be significantly higher because of the additional education needed in order to become a nurse practitioner.

Surgical Nurse Salary by State

Surgical nurse salary cannot be separated from RN salary information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, it can be inferred that surgical nurse salary is approximately 14.56% greater than the salary of nurses in care facilities and 3% greater than the median average wage of RNs. Other comparative nurse salary data is here:

General medical and surgical hospitals; private - $66,650

Offices of physicians - $62,880

General medical and surgical hospitals; local - $62,690

Home health care services - $60,690

Nursing care facilities - $58,180

By using the state salary chart above, we can simply take the nurses median salary by state, and apply a 3% salary increase to provide us with an estimate of surgical nurse salary by state.

Average Nurse Salary by State

This is a map shows a range for the annual mean nurse salary by state, so you have an idea of the salary potential for nursing in your state.